Story is that Bertha was a rancher's daughter and Hoyt a ranchhand. They moved by wagon to CA where they raised their family. They called her (or her mother?) Texas momma. They say the Goodrich family had much to do with the early settlement of Modesto?, CA. The daughters all married, thus the surname was lost.

I am a great-grandson of Bertha, and am researching on my own. Please help me find anyone else in this pedigree.

Please contact me by replying to this email. I believe I may have a letter from your ancestor -- Elizuer written to his brother Philo, in Byron, NY. He mentions three sons fighting in the Civil War, but I'm not sure I see the one you name. Also, I do not have Abram in the list of brothers for Elizuer (but did see him in the census next to Elizuer) my info says he was born in 1805 -- have been wondering for quite a while about this family! Have you joined the Goodrich Family Association? Brick walls can come tumbling down! Maggie

I have looked for 25 years to no avail trying to find a link from Elezer, the last time I found him was in 1870 census living in Aurora, In with his grand daughter Edith Philbeam. My grandfather Theron was one of his 3 sons fighting in war, Alvaro & Edgar were the other 2. I would be so thrilled to see the letter!!!! All census information shows they have lived areound Mariah's family. Are you related to me in some distant way?

Hello,One good starting point would be to discover which branch of Goodrich you match by joining our Goodrich Surname DNA project. We recommend a minimum of Y-DNA25(necessary to show a match) test to Y-DNA67. The test participant must be a male Goodrich. To order a test, go to our DNA site and click where it says order test; this will make you a member of the group and give you a nice at: